Tasty!

By Sad and hungry - 25/04/2020 17:00

Today, my in-laws invited us over to dinner. I decided to help out in the kitchen and watched in horror as my mother-in-law licked every utensil, sucked her fingers while making the plates and slurped wine straight from the bottle. My husband said I was rude for refusing to eat. FML

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Same thing different taste

By NaCl - 24/05/2014 21:20 - United States - Duluth

Today, my mother-in-law came over for dinner. She decided to salt the food I was preparing without even tasting it first, then complained at dinner that I'd used too much salt. She then lectured me on the proper seasoning of food for the rest of the evening. FML

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Keep quiet

By Anonymous - 26/08/2013 23:12 - United States - Hollywood

Today, trying to impress my in-laws, I put a lot of effort into selecting a nice bottle of wine for dinner at their house. When I got there, I gave the bottle to my wife's mother. Later, my father-in-law emerges from the kitchen to berate his wife over her poor choice of wine. It was mine. FML

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Meet the family

By OhMeGerd - 05/10/2012 14:56 - United States - Scottsdale

Today, I was invited to my boyfriend's house for dinner for the first time. His mom made a fantastic dinner, so I showed my appreciation by eating the lot. Apparently I was overdoing it because when I looked up everyone was staring. His dad muttered, "Slow the hell down." FML

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So eat it, just eat it

By jessie - 27/01/2022 05:01

Today, I was yelled at and called rude by my boyfriend’s mom because she made us dinner and I didn’t touch the broccoli. I’m a person who will normally bend over backwards to appear polite and courteous, but eating food I don’t like is where I draw the line. FML

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Grossed out

By vomiting - 07/03/2022 16:00

Today, my boyfriend took me home to have dinner with his parents. I couldn’t eat a single bite after watching his mom let her three dogs taste all the food off her hands, while she also licked her own fingers while cooking. Later on, he dumped me for being rude and “too high maintenance." FML

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Fussy eater

By germaphobe - 19/08/2021 20:59 - United States

Today, my kids and I went to have dinner with a coworker. After everyone ate, the kids went to play while I helped clear the dishes. To my horror, instead of individually wrapping the kids leftovers, she scraped all the uneaten food back into the main pots. I wanted to puke on the spot. FML

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By some things never change - 28/11/2012 23:04 - Canada - Maple Ridge

Today, after almost four years of having avoided her due to her hatred of my husband, my mother invited us both to a family dinner. My husband wanted to give her another chance, so we went. Less than an hour after arriving, I caught her hocking a loogie and spitting it into our food. FML

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Be better, people

By Unwelcome - 29/11/2020 11:02

Today, I went to my fiancé’s family’s house for dinner. They put pork and/or alcohol in EVERY. SINGLE. DISH. Including putting bacon grease in the desserts. They know I’m Muslim and his mom insisted I was being rude for only drinking water. We ended up leaving with me in tears. FML

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Gumbo time

By Anonymous - 30/06/2022 18:00

Today, I cooked for the future in-laws and was accused of trying to poison them. Absolutely no one told me, even as they watched me cook shrimp and smoked sausage gumbo, that my mother-in-law is deathly allergic to shellfish and my father-in-law gets severe diarrhoea when he eats pork. FML

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By Damnsoup - 03/07/2009 00:12 - United Kingdom

Today, I went to my fiancé's house to have dinner with his family for the first time. Trying to be polite at the end of the meal I went to take the plates in to the kitchen. I overestimated how heavy the half-finished soup pot was, and threw soup all over myself and future mother-in-law. FML

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Saturday 25 April 2020 17:38

Had your husband ever seen how his mom works in the kitchen? If not, show him the "Poppie's Getting Sloppy" episode of "Seinfeld."

marcelmg 10

Saturday 25 April 2020 17:18

It will probably give you a good picture of how your husband was made.

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marcelmg 10

Saturday 25 April 2020 17:18

It will probably give you a good picture of how your husband was made.

RichardPencil 30

Saturday 25 April 2020 17:38

Had your husband ever seen how his mom works in the kitchen? If not, show him the "Poppie's Getting Sloppy" episode of "Seinfeld."

QueenSaru 28

Saturday 25 April 2020 22:37

I'm probably an outlier, but as long as they're not sick,this kind of stuff doesn't bother me. But neither does food or drink sharing. It's definitely a personal thing though. My GF will share drinks if there's a straw, but not glasses or cans.

toodamntall 9

Monday 27 April 2020 1:26

Just because OPs MIL isn't outwardly sick doesn't mean she's not a carrier for something. Also, unless she regularly washed her hands, that sort of conduct in the kitchen can lead to cross contamination. You don't know what OPs immune system and health is like, I wouldn't eat that food either.

rotflqtms_ 21

Monday 27 April 2020 6:06

Just because she signed up to swap spit with her husband doesnt mean she signed up to do so with the entire family. Her way of cooking is gross and I would feign sickness and if I was really hungry, I'd say my stomach can probably only take bread right now and just go with that.

carlee 7

Monday 27 April 2020 8:48

is she by chance from the south cause that is a normal occasion for family we don't do it if your not. I'm surprised she didn't ask you to lick the spoon also just in case it was missing something. 🤣😂🤣